Process Essay

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This Week in ENG 1123

Wednesday, March 21: No class.

Friday, March 23: Plagiarism test. (Yes, it's a do-over!)

Monday, March 26: Turn in rough drafts of the works cited page and the outline for the research paper.

Works Cited Pages

There is a sample works cited page in MLA style on page 246 in your research book. Chapter 14 provides sample citations for various types of sources. Use the following links for samples of ways to cite sources from library databases such as EBSCOhost and Newsbank.

http://www.jcjc.edu/faculty/humanities/sgerald/citationsamples.htm

http://www.jcjc.edu/faculty/humanities/sgerald/radiocitation.htm

You might also use http://www.citationmachine.net/ or http://www.easybib.com/ to help put together your works cited page. You should, however, check what you get from those cites against the samples in your book to make sure they are accurate. You could get incorrect citations for the online bibliography makers, particularly if fill in the information incorrectly to start with or if you are using a type of source that the bibliography maker doesn't recognize.

Sample MLA Citations

Click here and here for some sample in-text or parenthetical citations in MLA style.

Plagiarism Resources

There will be a test on plagiarism Friday, March 9. Use the following links, along with information in your textbook and in class discussions, to prepare for the test.


http://www.plagiarism.org/research_site/handouts/types_of_plagiarism.doc

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/

http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml

http://www.writing.northwestern.edu/avoiding_plagiarism.html

http://www.esc.edu/htmlpages/writerold/menusp.htm

Research Guidelines

The goal for this week is to gather sources for the research paper and begin to evaluate and organize them. Use this handout to help you through the process. We will not make it through every step in one week. Phase one should be at least partially done already because you have been thinking about and planning your research topics since the semester began. Set your priorities to complete phase two this week and to begin phases three and four.

To understand the ultimate requirements for the assignment, review the research paper checklist.

To complete phase four of organizing sources, use the fact finding sheet.

You'll also need the outline practice sheet to get started and to complete the phase of organizing sources.

Peer Critiques

Get your peer critique questions for essay two here.

Oral History Interview Handout

Click here for the handout on conducting your oral history interview.

Paper 2 Instructions

Paper 2: Summary-Response Essay, Research Pre-Writing (2-4 pages)
Conduct an interview with an individual who has personal experience with your research topic. Write a summary of the results of the interview. Respond to the summary with your own reactions and opinions.

Paragraph 1: Introduce the person you have interviewed and sum up the most important things you gained from the interview. Make an overall point about the topic of the interview and/or what people can learn about that topic from the information you have to share based on your interview.

Paragraph 2: Identify a sub-topic or sub-point from your interview. Sum up what was said about it. Respond to your summary with your own opinions and/or analysis.

Paragraph 3: Identify a sub-topic or sub-point from your interview. Sum up what was said about it. Respond to your summary with your own opinions and/or analysis.

Paragraph 4: Identify a sub-topic or sub-point from your interview. Sum up what was said about it. Respond to your summary with your own opinions and/or analysis.

Paragraph 5: Conclude by wrapping up any points you've brought up in your essay and by offering your overall impressions of the interview and what you've learned from it. Remember to reinforce the main point or thesis of your paper.

Presentation Instructions, Composition II

Group Presentations, Composition II

Each group should plan to speak 10-12 minutes.
Each person in the group should have a speaking role.
Handouts and/or visual aids should be provided.
As part of the presentation, provide information about where to learn more about your topic in both the textbook and other source materials.
Address both “how” and “why” issues related to your topic. Give background information on why things work the way they do, but also give practical tips on how to use the skill you are teaching more efficiently in the research process.